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| Pistorius | | South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is "not back on any official training program," his uncle said Thursday, rejecting media reports that the Olympic and Paralympic athlete accused of murder in his girlfriend's February shooting death was preparing to race again. |
| Same-sex marriage bill | | The French Senate will debate a controversial bill Thursday that would extend the right to marry and adopt to same-sex couples. |
| Bird flu | | A fourth person in China has died from the H7N9 virus, a strain of avian flu not previously detected in humans, state-run TV reported Thursday. |
| Texas prosecutor killings | | It's been five days since Kaufman County's top prosecutor and his wife were found shot to death in their own home. |
| Jimmy Fallon | | Do comedy writers share notes or do they just think alike? |
| Connecticut gun law | | Still stinging from the shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut lawmakers have approved what advocacy groups call the strongest and most comprehensive gun legislation in the nation. |
| North Korea | | North Korea, which unleashed another round of scathing rhetoric accusing the United States of pushing the region to the "brink of war," could be planning a missile launch soon, a U.S. official said Thursday. |
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